Why the study?
Does hyponatremia increase healthcare resource utilization, costs, and readmissions in hospitalized patients?
Population
Hospitalized patients selected from the Premier Hospital Database between January 1, 2007 and March 31, 2010
Comparison
Hyponatremia (exposure) vs Propensity score matched non-hyponatremic…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days postdischarge
Authors
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Hyponatremia signals higher resource use in hospitalized patients; leaves open whether correction reduces costs or readmissions.
Does hyponatremia increase healthcare resource utilization, costs, and readmissions in hospitalized patients?
Hyponatremia is an independent predictor of increased hospital length of stay, costs, and 30-day readmission rates, highlighting it as a potential target for intervention to reduce healthcare expenditures.
Amin et al. (2012) studied this question.
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